Telangana again in the grip of heat wave
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) After a respite of few days, Telangana is in the grip of heat wave with mercury rising again in many parts of the state on Sunday, said officials. The met office…
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Haryana’s Hisar sizzles at 44.7 degrees
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Heat wave conditions intensified on Sunday, with Haryana’s Hisar town sizzling at 44.7 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal. Heat wave conditions prevailed over Punjab and Haryana with maximum temperatures recorded…
‘Heat wave’ in some places in Kerala: IMD
Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) This summer in Kerala has been particularly hot, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to warn against “heat wave conditions”. “Heat wave conditions very likely to prevail at isolated places over…
IAF choppers, NDRF fight Uttarakhand forest fires
Dehradun, May 1 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters sprayed water in a bid to control forest fires raging in Uttarakhand, union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday. A team of 40 National Disaster Rescue…
Six killed in US floods
Washington, May 1 (IANS) Six people were found dead after severe storms triggered flooding in Texas, a media report said on Sunday. After being swept away by fast-moving flood waters in the city of Palestine,…
Diesel, petrol cabs go off roads, owners warn of suicides
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect on Sunday, with three taxi owners warning this might lead to…
Urban Andhra set to be free of open defection by October
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) all 110 urban local bodies of Andhra Pradesh, comprising 3,458 wards, would become free of open defecation by October 2 this year, three years…
Protests in Vietnam over mass fish deaths
Hanoi, May 1 (IANS) Hundreds of people gathered in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Sunday to protest a Taiwanese company causing pollution that has led to mass deaths of fish in the country’s central coast. A…
6.7 lakh saplings to be planted in Agra
Agra, May 1 (IANS) A total of 6.7 lakh saplings are to be planted on a single day in the Taj city in July. Alarmed by reports of rising deforestation due to urbanization, the Uttar…
A peacock sanctuary to come up in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, May 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned a project to set up a peacock sanctuary in Vrindavan. The first instalment of Rs.10 lakh has been released to the forest department to start…
Warm Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) It was a warm Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.2 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. “The sky would remain clear throughout the day with dust…
Feline fascination: A man with 44 cats
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Love of pets is not new to this part of the world – be it from horses to varied breeds of dogs to exquisite birds, but a visit…
Second odd-even scheme ends, Kejriwal terms it success
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The second phase of Delhi’s odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution ended on Saturday evening with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling…
Ola, Uber to follow SC order on diesel taxis
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Online cab service companies Ola and Uber on Saturday said they will comply with the Supreme Court order after it refused to give more time to taxi operators in the…
No diesel cabs in Delhi-NCR from Sunday as SC refuses to extend CNG deadline
(Photo: IANS) April 30 (IANS) In a major setback to diesel-based taxis, such vehicles will not be allowed to run in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) from May 1 after the Supreme Court on…
Second odd-even scheme ends, Kejriwal terms it success
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The second phase of Delhi’s odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution ended on Saturday evening with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling it a success even as there were concerns…
SC allows Delhi Police to purchase 197 heavy-duty vehicles
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Delhi Police to purchase 197 heavy-duty vehicles to be used for various activities, including VVIP security, but asked it to pay a 30 percent…
SC refuses to extend deadline for converting diesel taxis to CNG
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to give more time to taxi operators in the National Capital Region (NCR) to switch from diesel to the cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG)….
Ban on registry of higher-capacity diesel vehicles arbitrary, SC told
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told on Saturday that the its banning of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2,000 cc or more was arbitrary as there was no “established” link…
Temperatures high in Himachal, rain in store
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh again saw the mercury rising on Saturday, recording temperatures three to five degrees above the average. But the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers next week….